South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-06-24

-, SoAtesponu with the
Open work and lace tissues arc ,.r~c,x
utilized for midsummer wraps.
Bus'lcs grow larger, but in better
form and more comprcss;blc and elastic.
Jet is quite the most fashionable of
all trimmings, as we'll as abou. the most
costly.
There Is no end to the variety ina,o,.
'hc'r br.mS crowns, and trimmings. thi,
summer
Bush, grecnish and pink III rrays nrc
much in favor, both for dress and house.
hold decorations.
Brocadcs for dress materials have d.
c'oediy not gone out though many fash.
ion writer's say so.
nonneis ore pcrchcd higher on the
pead, while tho trimming. are pi,ed in
front, more than ever.
Women are wearing plush mourning
jackets cut in exact imitation of the
masculine smoking coat.
The mania for tight sleeves is over.
nc waist is the objective point of the
tight squeez, in dress now.
bustles are SO big they make drcsse
shor'er in the back. Not a pretty style,
but it IL fact for all that
HE mutton leg sleeve, tight to the
elbow and pulled above to tho shoulder
scam or arm hole, grows in favor.
1t was predicted in tn, early spring
that bonnets would be larger and trim
mlngs higher and moro pyrnmidal than
last season.
The ribbons and flowers worn with o
white or cream lace toilet should ALWAYS
correspond with the color of silk slim
worn under il.
Old-fashioncd corn color is again in
favor Tor summer frocks, or for ribbons
and accessories of the toilet to be worn
with white drcsse,.
English tailors' j,ckcts arc made very
plair and very tight, but those of Pin.
gut and Worth are moro loosely fitted.
and are deliberately trimmed.
Figures and dots make their appear.
ance among the checks, plaids, and
stripes OF one kind or another that
flood the dry goods counters at the mo-
mcnt.
Panels Of plaid silk arc used with
more or less good effect on plain fabrics.
IL was hardly n harmonious comb nation.
and certainly not so stylish as a whole
costume of tho plaid.
Coorcd chips are among the stylish
hats and bonnets, aud may lie made to
have very pretty effect, or quite the
contrary. Green is the most stylish
color in these straws.
Nothing is more becoming to the face
than the gauzc bonnets which are so
stylish this season. Tulle lace and
metal gauzes are used in the cons,ruc-
ton, and grasses and delicate blossoms
finish their decoration.
The cottage bonnet made on wires is
of white null or of dele ltc lace. and
for garden parties, class day and like
festive occasions there is nothing i'm this
seasons styles as pretty or appropriate
for young ladies.
Ga black bonnets of lace or NeapoIi-
tan braid where lace is used as n trim
ming, it is a pretty fashion TO have n
throat bow of the lac, edge md into a
pretty rosctte. This is newer than rib
bon strings and more becoming.
The only reason black silks arc not
more worn is that reliable black silk is
about the hardest material to get, no
matter how much you arc willing to pay
for it, which does not speak we'll for tho
honesty Of manufacturers.
Intcrplaited straw, worked with gold,
are new fancics in dress garniturc. Many
of the handsomcst gold trimmings have
the pattern outlined with flamerts of
straw, almost impcrccptiblc, but still
adding greatly to the effect.
Vest Point Dancing Glasses.